Introduction

MCSE Training Guide (70-229): SQL Sever 2000 Database Design and Implementation is designed for advanced users, technicians, or system administrators with the goal of certification as a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE). It covers Exam 70-229, Designing and Implementing Databases with Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition. This exam measures your ability to design and implement database solutions by using Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition. In addition, the test measures the skills required to develop a logical data model, implement the physical database, retrieve and modify data, program business logic, tune and optimize data access, and design a database security plan.

This book is your one-stop shop. Everything you need to know to pass the exam is in here, and Microsoft has approved it as study material. You do not have to take a class in addition to buying this book to pass the exam. However, depending on your personal study habits or learning style, you may benefit from buying this book and taking a class.

Microsoft assumes that the typical candidate for this exam will have a minimum of one year experience implementing relational databases in a medium to very large network environment.